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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Argent, issuant from base between two telegraph poles Tenné a radio tower Sable emitting in chief five flashes of the second.<br> | Shield:Argent, issuant from base between two telegraph poles Tenné a radio tower Sable emitting in chief five flashes of the second.<br> | ||
Crest: None.<br> | Crest:None.<br> | ||
Motto: FONS COMMUNICATIONES (Fountain of Communications). | Motto:FONS COMMUNICATIONES (Fountain of Communications). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, issuant from base between two telegraph poles Tenné a radio tower Sable emitting in chief five flashes of the second. Attached below the shield an Orange scroll inscribed "FONS COMMUNICATIONES" in Silver letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned:Argent, issuant from base between two telegraph poles Tenné a radio tower Sable emitting in chief five flashes of the second. Attached below the shield an Orange scroll inscribed "FONS COMMUNICATIONES" in Silver letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 17th Signal Operation Battalion on 26 February 1953. It was redesignated for the 17th Signal Battalion on 16 January 1959. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 17th Signal Operation Battalion on 26 February 1953. It was redesignated for the 17th Signal Battalion on 16 January 1959. | The arms were originally approved for the 17th Signal Operation Battalion on 26 February 1953. It was redesignated for the 17th Signal Battalion on 16 January 1959. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 17th Signal Operation Battalion on 26 February 1953. It was redesignated for the 17th Signal Battalion on 16 January 1959. | ||
[[Literature]]:Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | |||
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[[Literature]]: Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1953]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||